Saturday, June 20, 2009

White Sox Win Civil Rights Game

If you were watching the White Sox play the Cincinatti Reds at Great American Ball Park tonight, you would have noticed some strange colors on the field.

The teams were wearing throwback uniforms circa 1964, the year the Civil Rights Act was passed, to honor and celebrate the achievements of the Africian-Americans in Major League Baseball. This celebration is known as the 3rd annual Civil Rights Game. In the past two years, this game has commenced Spring Training, however it was moved to a regular season game this year.

The White Sox, dressed in blue, defeated the Reds 10-8 in a late game rally, thanks to homers by Gordon Beckham, Scott Podsednik, A. J. Pierzynski, and Alexei Ramirez. 

This game is important to each team's season as well. The White Sox are third in the AL Central at 32-36, and the Reds are fifth at 29-41. 

The Reds will host the Sox again tomorrow to decide the winner of the three game series. Cincinnati will also look for a rematch next season, when they again host the Sox for the fourth annual Civil Rights Game. 
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3 comments:

  1. Ley, NathanJune 21, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    I am always down for a Red's loss

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  2. JDGrovesJune 22, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Interesting thing for the MLB and the two teams to do. Do they promote this event in any way besides the uniforms?

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  3. MrNoxtJune 24, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    I hadn't known about this annual commemoration. Thanks for highlighting it.

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